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A shocking undercover video has shown a sleazy landlord offering a “sex for rent” deal.

Advertising the £650 per month property in Wales, the man offers a “reduced deposit/rent arrangement” or “alternative payments” from potential tenants.

The rogue landlord was exposed when undercover investigator Siân Thomas replied to the listing under the guise of a potential tenant and met with him face-to-face to discuss the deal.

Adverts offering discounts on rent in return for sexual favours are becoming more common in Wales (Image: ITV NEWS)

It was then the man was caught on camera offering sex in lieu of rent.

The landlord can be heard claiming he wants to “help out” and goes on to suggest a “a friends with benefits sort of arrangement.”

The man then offers his one-bed annex, free of charge, in return for sex once a week.

The problem, dubbed sex for rent, is becoming increasingly more common in Wales with many listing their property on classifieds sites such as Craigslist, under the guise of “alternative payments negotiable”.

The man was captured on film offering an arrangement with an undercover investigator (Image: ITV NEWS)

Posts seen by ITV Wales include a man advertising a free room in Cardiff “for a female with whom I can come to an arrangement”. Another advert for a two-bed bungalow in Newport said, “rent greatly reduced in return for favours”.

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Of the many adverts seen, one particular man was offering a place to live for £650 a month.

However, his advert also included the words: “Reduced deposit/rent arrangement for alternative payments negotiable”.

After exchanging a series of e-mails with Ein Byd’s undercover journalist, Siân Thomas, he stated that he was looking for a “friends with benefits arrangement”.

Although it is legal for classifieds sites to host these adverts, according to the Ministry of Justice, this sort of arrangement is illegal under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. The law states a crime is committed when a person causes or incites someone to become a prostitute.

The man was later confronted by a reporter (Image: ITV NEWS)

Following the investigation, carried out by ITV Wales programme for S4C, reporter Siôn Jenkins confronted the man. The landlord later contacted them asking them not to broadcast the footage and “expose him for a monster".

In an email he wrote: “I should have trusted my gut and not done this. I’m such a fool, but this will ruin everything I have left everywhere.

“I have absolutely no intention of ever even considering doing this again, tonight has really given me a reality check and I’m ashamed of myself.

“Please don’t expose me for a monster.”

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As part of the investigation, undercover journalist Siân also posed as someone looking for a place to live. The advert posted on Craigslist included the words “happy to pay in kind or come to an arrangement”. During the course of two weeks, our journalist received more than 20 responses - all from men.

One said: “Married man willing to pay for your bedsit, or whatever we find until you find work, in exchange for fun when I desire.”

“I can help you out with money for some fun I also may have a house if things work out between us xx”

Adverts from other male landlords on Craigslist included a free room in Cardiff “for a female with whom I can come to an arrangement”.

Adverts offering sexual acts in return for accommodation are also on the increase (Image: ITV NEWS)

Another advert offered a two-bed bungalow in Newport with “rent greatly reduced in return for favours”.

Although such an arrangement is illegal, there have been no known prosecutions. But following the investigation, AM Dawn Bowden is now raising the issue in the Senedd to ban adverts like these from websites.